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Bluefin Corporate Consulting has hired John Branford as an actuary.

Trustees of smaller defined benefit schemes are spending too much time debating manager selection and not enough time considering asset allocation, consultants say.

Employee benefit consultants will face a variety of problems if the government merges income tax and National Insurance, experts say.

The Hutton Report has been welcomed by the industry, which claims it could increase pensions for the low paid, but left unions warning of industrial action.

Bluefin chief executive Nick Burns talks to Jenna Towler about the revolution about to hit the corporate benefits industry and his predictions for the future of workplace saving

Financial Express has developed a bespoke online tool for defined contribution members using Bluefin's Orbit benefits portal.

Online fund selection platforms can increase the number of defined contribution members self selecting funds by about half, Bluefin says.

Trustees will find themselves jointly liable for tax bills incurred by members who exceed the new annual or lifetime allowances, Bluefin warns.

Employers are unlikely to slash their existing provision to mirror minimum contribution requirements because levelling down could negatively affect the workforce, Bluefin Consulting says.

Rules on employer-related investment and collective investment schemes do not warrant a switch from trust-based to contract arrangements, Bluefin says.